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About

Pester is the ubiquitous test and mock framework for PowerShell. Adding Pester tests to Powershell code will enhance code quality and allows you to start creating predictable changes. Visual Studio Code comes with full support for Pester allowing you to create tests quickly. Pester integrates nicely with TFS, Azure, Github, Jenkins, and other CI servers, allowing you to fully automate your development lifecycle. Pester provides a framework for writing and running tests. Pester is most commonly used for writing unit and integration tests, but it is not limited to just that. It is also a base for tools that validate whole environments, computer deployments, database configurations, and so on. Pester tests can execute any command or script that is accessible to a Pester test file. This includes functions, Cmdlets, Modules, and scripts. Pester can be run locally, where it integrates well with Visual Studio Code, and it can of course be integrated into a build script in a CI pipeline.

About

PowerShell is a cross-platform task automation and configuration management framework, consisting of a command-line shell and scripting language. Unlike most shells, which accept and return text, PowerShell is built on top of the .NET Common Language Runtime (CLR), and accepts and returns .NET objects. This fundamental change brings entirely new tools and methods for automation. Unlike traditional command-line interfaces, PowerShell cmdlets are designed to deal with objects. An object is structured information that is more than just the string of characters appearing on the screen. Command output always carries extra information that you can use if you need it. If you've used text-processing tools to process data in the past, you'll find that they behave differently when used in PowerShell. In most cases, you don't need text-processing tools to extract specific information. You directly access portions of the data using standard PowerShell object syntax.

Platforms Supported

Windows Supported
Mac Supported
Linux Supported
Cloud Not Supported
On-Premises Not Supported
iPhone Not Supported
iPad Not Supported
Android Not Supported
Chromebook Not Supported

Platforms Supported

Windows Supported
Mac Supported
Linux Supported
Cloud Not Supported
On-Premises Not Supported
iPhone Not Supported
iPad Not Supported
Android Not Supported
Chromebook Not Supported

Audience

Developers and professionals searching for a testing and mocking framework solution for PowerShell

Audience

Developers interested in a cross-platform task automation and configuration management framework

Support

Phone Support Not Supported
24/7 Live Support Not Supported
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Support

Phone Support Not Supported
24/7 Live Support Not Supported
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API

Offers API Not Supported

API

Offers API Not Supported

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Pricing

Free
Free Version Supported
Free Trial Not Supported

Pricing

Free
Free Version Supported
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Training

Documentation Supported
Webinars Not Supported
Live Online Not Supported
In Person Not Supported

Training

Documentation Supported
Webinars Not Supported
Live Online Not Supported
In Person Not Supported

Company Information

Pester
Founded: 2019
United States
pester.dev/

Company Information

Microsoft
Founded: 1975
United States
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Categories

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Integrations

Codecov Supported
Microsoft Azure Supported
Visual Studio Code Supported
AttuneOps Not Supported
Azure Automation Not Supported
Claude Opus 4.5 Not Supported
Claude Opus 4.6 Not Supported
Claude Opus 4.8 Not Supported
Claude Sonnet 5.5 Not Supported
Cyberstanc Swatbox Not Supported
Elixir Not Supported
GPT-5.5 Pro Not Supported
GPT-6.1 Terra Not Supported
GPT-6.2 Astra Not Supported
Gemini 3.6 Flash Not Supported
Muse Spark 1.1 Not Supported
SquaredUp Not Supported
Symantec Integrated Cyber Defense Not Supported
Wingetly Not Supported
aqua cloud Not Supported

Integrations

Codecov Supported
Microsoft Azure Supported
Visual Studio Code Supported
AttuneOps Supported
Azure Automation Supported
Claude Opus 4.5 Supported
Claude Opus 4.6 Supported
Claude Opus 4.8 Supported
Claude Sonnet 5.5 Supported
Cyberstanc Swatbox Supported
Elixir Supported
GPT-5.5 Pro Supported
GPT-6.1 Terra Supported
GPT-6.2 Astra Supported
Gemini 3.6 Flash Supported
Muse Spark 1.1 Supported
SquaredUp Supported
Symantec Integrated Cyber Defense Supported
Wingetly Supported
aqua cloud Supported
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